Heelless overshoe.



PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

P. H. MARGULIS. HEBLLESS OVERSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2

w/rA/ ssrs zezrfiomr a ATTORNEYS PETER n. MAKGULIS, or NEW YORK, .N. Y.

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V No. 885,628.

.T all where it may concern: v be it known that 1, PETER ll. MARGULIS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of'tlie city of New York, borough of Man hattan, in the county-and State'of New 1' ork, have invented a new and Improved .lleelless ()verslioe, of whiclrthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

l. his invention relates to rubbers or overslioes, and the ob ect of the invention is to produce a lieelless overshoe which can be applied to shoes of dill'erent types of heel,

- but which will, in any case, conform closely to the outline of the shoe. t

More specifically, the object of the invention is to improve the construction of overslices of thiskind so as to produce a neat fit at the counter and shank of .theshoe.

The invention cons sts in the construction and combination of parts to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims. I Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a .part of this speciiica--- tion, in which similar charactersof reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures. a

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower portion of a shoe, showing an o'vershoe o my invention applied thereto; a ortion of the heel of the overshoe being bro en away;

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the upper portion of a rubber or overshoe constructed according to my invention, and further illustrating the construction; this view is a section on the line -22 of Fig. 3; line 33 of Fig. 2, lookingdownwardly; and Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4 -.4 of Fig.2.

lteferring more particularly to the parts, 1 represents a ladys shoe to which the overshoe 2 is applied. The forward part of this overslioe is of substantially the same form as an ordinary rubber or oversl oe. The rear portion of the select" this shoe is removed so as to form an opening .3, and this opening extends forwardly to a oint on tlie'shank, the forward edge 4 of t ie opening being a straight lineex tending transversely, asisliown in Fig. 3. the usual lining 5 of canvas or similar inatci'ial. At the sides of the upper near the sole (3 of the overshoe the lining 5 is cut away so as to form upwardly extending recesses or gaps 7;.thc edges of these recesses are pref- Sp'eificationofLetters Patent. Applieation iiled mai'ch 31', 1907. Serial No. 363,608;

" erably Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the p The entire shoe is provided with Patented April 21, 19033.

curved, as indicated by the dotted line in Fig. 2. At this point, on the inner side of the overshoe, I' apply a binder 8 this tic rubber, which extends transversely of the shaiik,as indicated in Fig. 3. At'its ends in Fig. 2, which are shaped so as toconform substantially to the formof the gaps 7. This baiyis attached, at its forward edge to the inner side of the sole 6, as indicated'in Fig. 2, and the ears. 10 are attached tothe inner side of the 'overshoe at the sides.

extending spurs 11 which project toward the position of the tached tothe body of the overshoeby rubber cement or similar material. From this arrangeinent, and from an ins ection of Fig. 4, it will be understood that t e ears 10 at the gaps 7 come against and are secured to the inner face of the rubber covering 12 of the overslioe; 1 a

Iiiorder-to reinforce the bar 9, I provide on the outer side of the sole, a reinforc' strip 13 which also extends transversely o the shoe and is superposed upon the inner strip9. At its forward edge t iis reinforcing sole, so that the rear edgeof between the inner strip 9 and the outerstrip 13, as indicated in Fig. 2. o The binder 9 is formed at the edge of the openin in such a. way that it tends to curl inwardfy; that is the edge 4 tends to hold itself in a raised or slightly-crimped position, projecting inwardly or toward the foot within the shoe. The counter 14 of the overshoe at its'lower .edge is formed witli'an inward curve or crimp, as indicated in Fig. 2, so tliatit tends to contract the openinglii. From this arrangement, when the overslioe is applied to the slioe, aB shown in. Fig. l, the binderx8 holds theshank of the overslioe eloseagainst the shank of'the inner shoe. I

The tendency of the rear edge of the binder to turn upwardly, as ates to hold this ed e close against the sole of the inner shoe. iii this way a very close and neat lit results. in drawing the counter 14 of the overshoe in position on the counter brought easily into position. In this connection, attention is especially drawn to the gaps where the lining s removed; as the 1mbinder consists of a flat bar or strip 9 of'elasi it is formed into enlarged cars 10, as shown These ears 10 are formed into rearwardly' strip 13 is attached to the under side of the the sole is held I described above, oper-.

of the inner shoe, the'elasticity of the ears.10 enables the parts to be stretched so as to be I heel. The binder is 812-,

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- will onl in is removed at these uiber to be stretched; it should be understood, however, that to the rear of thes mm or tongues 11, the overshoe is substantial elastic. However, to the rear'of the tongues, the lower edge of the counter of the overshoe does tend somewhat to move inwardly so as to assume the position in which it is illustrated in Fig. 2. As the counter of the overshoe OOIIIGS'IIItO position, after the heel is passed through the opening, the lower edge of the counter is engaged by the counter of the inner shoe and forced backwardly toward the position in which it is indicated in the dotted lines in F1 2. In this way the counis made to conform of the inner shoe, and is heldelastically in osition by the elastic tongues at the end of the binder and at the side of the shoe. The opening 3 is sufficiently long, measured longltudinally of the foot, to enable heels of various dimensions to pass through the opening without the forward edge of the heel the binder.

An overshoe, formedas described, will not slip off at the heel and will fit closely to a shoe having a high heel or a lwv one.

be necessary for dealers to carry l style 0 overshoe of each size.

On account of the presence of' the elastic binder 8, the overshoe will fit closely to the shoe at the shank whether the shank be a highone or a low one.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

coming in contact with points, it enables the c ynon- 1 sides near the seams 1. An overshoe with an opening at the heel andv having formed therein at' the lower edges of t 1e shank of the overshoe, elastic tongues set in said gaps and producing a tension in the lower edge of the counter of the overshoe around the heel.

2 An overshoe having an opening at the heel through which thtv heel of the inner shoe may project, a transversely disposed binder, disposed at the forward edge of said openmg, said binder being of elastic material and adapted to closely engage the shank o'f the inner shoe, and elastic ears formed at the ends of said binder and attached to the sides of said overshoe, the lining at the sides of the overshoe being cut away adjacent to the sole to form gaps at said ears whereby said ears may be extendedin applyim the counter of the overshoe to the counter (ii the inner shoe.

3. An overshoe having an opening to receive'the heel of the inner shoe, elastic ears attached to the sides of said overshoeat the shank and adapted to be extended when the counter of the overshoe is PETER H. MA RGULIS.

Witnesses:

F. D. AMMEN, JNo. M. BITTER. 

